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August has always signified change for me during my life. This time of year particularly brings back memories of when I was in college.
Each summer during my college years, I would go home and work on the family farm in Wyoming. When August came around, I would always leave in the middle of harvest, stepping off the combine and into the car for the long drive out to Virginia.
Each year I was excited to return and see my friends, but I was always wistful when it came time to leaving my family and the simple farming life.
While driving the 30 hours across the country, I would always have time to mentally readjust for my return to academics and a busy social life.
This August, I won’t have that luxury. Starting next week, I am diving into the thick of Washington, D.C., journalism.
Since I stopped going back home, my life has been full of change. Last summer marked the first summer that I did not return home to work in the fields.
In spite of that change, however, I started dating Rebecca, a good friend from college.
Since then I have experienced the joys of watching her change from my friend to my fiancee. In December, we will be getting married and start our life together amid the chaos of the District. I couldn’t do it without her.
When I interviewed for a job in Rappahannock, I was delighted to be back in a quiet, rural community.
I was keenly aware, however, that Virginia is different from Wyoming. While Wyoming still holds the wild wonder of the West, Virginia’s charm holds history.
Its aged furrows have seen cultivation for centuries as farms have been passed down through generations.
Each generation'of families lives with its predecessor’s reputation, creating a deeply rooted community.
Covering this community as a reporter was delightful. During my time here, it - was an honor to witness the strength of the rural character of Rappahannock County sustained by its stalwart citizens.
I found it puzzling at first how every event, every mistake and every decision was studied, pruned and debated hotly in public session.
When I first arrived, David Cole was on the way out and I was immediately aware that
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